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Also check out Friends' Central Open House (Grades 6-12) on the Ardmore Patch calendar

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Hello Ardmore! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Ardmore's "A Team" is transforming downtown sidewalks and lives.
  • What the new second daily Amtrak train means for Ardmore riders.
  • Merion's new U.S. Open "anchor" status puts Ardmore on golf's map.

Also on today's calendar: Friends' Central Open House (Grades 6-12) and 16 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Warmer, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Sunshine and very warm, temps: high: 80, low: 64.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ardmore's 'A Team' Keeps Downtown Clean While Creating Opportunities (montco.today) — Downtown Ardmore's "A Team" is out daily cleaning sidewalks, removing graffiti, and tending landscaping in the business district, all funded by local property assessments. The program not only keeps Ardmore looking welcoming for shoppers and diners, it also creates meaningful jobs for adults with developmental disabilities who work alongside a full-time cleaner to maintain a cleaner, greener community.
   

• Amtrak Adds Second Daily Pittsburgh Train: Same-Day NYC Round Trip Now Possible (travelerstoday.com) — Ardmore residents will soon gain a second daily Amtrak Pennsylvanian train, giving them more flexible trips to Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and New York starting November 18. Both daily trains will stop in Ardmore, shortening layovers and making same-day round trips more realistic for business and leisure travelers who currently have to plan around a single departure option.
   

• Could the PGA Championship Return to Chicago? Future Venues Through 2035 (chicagogolfreport.com) — Merion Golf Club in Ardmore has been named one of just four long-term U.S. Open anchor sites, guaranteeing championships there in 2030, 2040, 2050 and two future U.S. Women's Opens. While the article mainly weighs Chicago's prospects, it underscores Merion's elevated national status and the major golf attention that will periodically return to Ardmore for decades.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Haverford

  • Delco Cross Country: 'Vampire' Conner swoops in for win to start Radnor sweep (delcotimes.com)
  • A Most Unusual Man: Joseph T. Cox, 1946-2026 (merionwest.com)

Wynnewood

  • Wynnewood's Kaiserman JCC Will Host International Maccabi Games in 2027 (montco.today)

Bryn Mawr

  • Adams County Real Estate Transactions from Sept. 28 to Oct. 2 (muddyrivernews.com)
  • Riding SEPTA Right Now: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Detours, Delays, and Getting There Anyway (philadelphiaweekly.com)

Ok Ardmore! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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